Friday 1 January 2016

Wintersett + Gull Roost - Happy New Year 2016

5 - 9 degrees,  frosty start with short sunny spells and a light south easterly. 
A total of 71 bird species were seen today.
Wintersett Res: Cetti's Warbler 2 - north bank and  north west corner Botany,  Water Rail 2 + 1 ACP, Willow Tit 3,  Stock Dove 6,  Yellowhammer 7 and Kingfisher 2.
Cold Hiendley Res: Grey Wagtail 1 and Mute Swan 22 + 4 WRes + 2 ACP.
Anglers CP: Brambling 1 over at 09.06hrs, Barn Owl 1,  Siskin 5,  Greylag Goose 106, Teal 4 + 2 WRes and Little Grebe 4.
ACP Gull Roost: A very good number of big gulls came in close tonight, but just two notables.  An adult Yellow-legged Gull was in early afternoon.  The juvenile Glaucous came in earlier than usual, at 16.10hrs, and gave good views, even perching on a rock in front of the hide.

WINTERSETT AREA DAY LIST      TOTAL 71 SPECIES           01.01.16
1
Mute Swan
36
Kingfisher
2
Greylag Goose
37
Great Spotted Woodpecker
3
Canada Goose
38
Pied Wagtail
4
Mallard
39
Grey Wagtail
5
Gadwall
40
Dunnock
6
Wigeon
41
Robin
7
Teal
42
Song Thrush
8
Pochard
43
Mistle Thrush
9
Tufted Duck
44
Redwing
10
Goldeneye
45
Fieldfare
11
Goosander
46
Blackbird
12
Pheasant
47
Cetti's Warbler
13
Little Grebe
48
Goldcrest
14
Great Crested Grebe
49
Wren
15
Cormorant
50
Great Tit
16
Grey Heron
51
Coal Tit
17
Common Buzzard
52
Blue Tit
18
Kestrel
53
Willow Tit
19
Water Rail
54
Long-tailed Tit
20
Moorhen
55
Treecreeper
21
Coot
56
Magpie
22
Lapwing
57
Jay
23
Snipe
58
Jackdaw
24
Jack Snipe
59
Rook
25
Black-headed Gull
60
Carrion Crow
26
Common Gull
61
Starling
27
Herring Gull
62
House Sparrow
28
Yellow-legged Gull
63
Tree Sparrow
29
Lesser Black-backed Gull
64
Chaffinch
30
Great Black-backed Gull
65
Brambling
31
Glaucous Gull
66
Goldfinch
32
Stock Dove
67
Greenfinch
33
Wood Pigeon
68
Siskin
34
Collared Dove
69
Bullfinch
35
Barn Owl
70
Yellowhammer


71
Reed Bunting

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